new to me 05 Roadking after 9 years off
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new to me 05 Roadking after 9 years off
I was shopping for a bike after 9 years without and loved the Heritage, but was more partial to the RK. Both seemed out of my range so I started looking at Sportsters and moved up to Superglides. Just for grins I searched on RKs again and this one had just been posted at my price point. I pick'r up Tuesday! 
Never had floor boards or heel toe shifter in prior 6 bikes, and the bars will be different. Probably better to force me to start really slow after being off so long. Any issues with the 05 I should look for?
Never had floor boards or heel toe shifter in prior 6 bikes, and the bars will be different. Probably better to force me to start really slow after being off so long. Any issues with the 05 I should look for?
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Congratulations on the new to you bike. It'll all come back to you pretty quickly. Just pay a LOT of attention when on the road. Traffic increases in the last 9 yrs along with a LOT of clueless, cell phone addicted drivers makes it mandatory for you to keep your head on a swivel.
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No clue about the tension shoes. It has 13,000 miles if that matters.
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Some go at low miles some last in the 80k's but when they go its a mess! Do a search and read up on it. I have on 05 Ultra and mine didn't look too bad at 30k but at 42k they got replaced with the newer version.
Other than that and a small leak in the shift shaft seal it's been a great ride!
Other than that and a small leak in the shift shaft seal it's been a great ride!
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